Meet Manitowoc's best and most highlytrained personal training team

The HFM Wellness Center offers the Manitowoc area’s best and most highly trained personal training teams. Whether you are training for a running race, triathlon, wishing to improve your athletic performance or just want to increase your quality of life through health and fitness, our personal training team has the knowledge and commitment to help you reach your goals. It’s our job to help you reach success.

Joan Shavlik

Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor

My Story

I’ve enjoyed athletics from grade school through college, and beyond. A competitive history in bodybuilding and aerobics kept my physical pursuits at a high level where I learned much about training and love to share the knowledge. I spend most of my time here at the Wellness Center on the Pilates reformer where the goals are a stronger core and a more mobile spine. Small group training, Pilates reformer, working out with arthritis, and promoting weight loss are special areas of interest for me and are areas in which I have had great success.

Education

I attended UW Manitowoc, UW-Green Bay and Bellin College of Nursing. I am double certified through the American Council on Exercise and began teaching in 1981. Throughout that time, I became certified in many training apparatus such as kettlebells, step, Bosu, cycling, and the Pilates reformer to name a few. I am also certified through the Arthritis Foundation, a Cancer Exercise Specialist, and I lead a community wide weight loss challenge called "Lean on the Lakeshore" with thousands of pounds lost. I am Precision Nutrition certified coach and truly enjoy seeing my clients reach their healthy goals.

Sheri Kaestner

Personal Trainer

My Story

My philosophy is that exercise should always make you feel better and should be something you enjoy. I am happy to help you make this happen.

Education

I am an expert trainer on the Pilates Reformer, certified through NETA. I continue my education and fuel my inspiration by attending the EMPOWER Fitness convention in Chicago, training with the top Peak Pilates instructors. Train with me on the Reformer for – killer abs, toned arms and legs, injury recovery, cross training or performance improvement, realignment and good posture.

I also enjoy learning and teaching Sole Training, a foot fitness program. Your feet are your foundation – a functional body must begin with a functional foundation. I will teach you to develop strong, flexible and injury-free feet.

Maddie Schmitt, BS

I believe in training all components of physical fitness in every session, including balance. My passion is seeing each of my clients excel in accomplishing their goals, and ultimately leading healthier lives.

I work closely with the American College of Sports Medicine’s Exercise is Medicine program teaching classes in Parkinson’s, a prediabetes prevention and weight loss class called Why Weight, and an ACL injury prevention and/or rehabilitation program called Sportsmetrics. I also enjoy working with clients to progress their rehabilitation to fully restore their range of motion and get them functioning at their optimal ability leading to better quality of life.

In addition to working with chronic conditions, I also work with athletes to improve their athletic performance, clients working toward weight loss, as well as those simply taking their training to the next level.

Education

I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise and Fitness. I am certified through the American College of Sports Medicine as a certified exercise physiologist. I hold certifications in group exercise, TRX, Pilates Reformer, Sportsmetrics and Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT), a non-invasive approach to restoring ability for the following conditions: muscular weakness or tightness, limitations in motion or flexibility, impaired performance, injury or pain in muscles and/or joints. In addition to being a certified lifestyle coach through the CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program.

Megan Patterson, BS

Join me for personal training or group exercise to get away from the traditional static workout and challenge your body in new ways. I specialize in personal training for weight management, functional training, high intensity interval training, and strength and conditioning. Enjoy group exercise? Join one of my classes – Zumba, BodyPump, TRX, Turbokick, or INSANITY! I believe that if we all push ourselves outside of our comfort zones, we can achieve any health and fitness goal we set. Small, daily improvements are the key to long-term results.

Curious to try something new? Ask me about SURFSET – we’ll hold your training session on a surf board! Every exercise on the board is designed to engage your core & stabilizer muscles and shock the system to create real change inside and out. Our training sessions will engage your body and mind in challenging and unique ways.

Education

I graduated from Carroll University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in sports nutrition and a minor in sociology. I am a certified SURFSET trainer, personal trainer, and group exercise instructor. I am also certified to teach Piyo, Zumba, BodyPump, TRX, Turbokick, and INSANITY. I am a certified specialist in Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT), a non-invasive approach to restoring ability for the following conditions: muscular weakness or tightness, limitations in motion or flexibility, impaired performance, injury or pain in muscles and/or joints.

Lisa Hansen, MBA

Wellness Center Coordinator, Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor

My Story

I have always been involved in fitness, and wellness is a part of my lifestyle. I am an expert in strength training, and I have experience in training for bodybuilding competitions. I have been with the Wellness Center since the doors opened in 2005. I enjoy my time with the members and staff – you all are my extended family!

I go above and beyond to exceed client expectations. As a result my clients more than meet their fitness goals. Ask me for referrals on clients that have seen long lasting results in weight loss! When we feel like quitting, remember why we started!

Lucy Vaca

Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor

My Story

My passion is assisting members to reach their goals to live a healthier lifestyle. I enjoy designing customized exercise programs, educating members about the physiology behind their workout, and keeping members motivated with aerobics classes. I am passionate about what I do, and I feel rewarded every time I help even one person successfully meet their goal.

Education

Fitness has been a part of my life for more than 26 years, starting with the Group Fitness Instructor Certification and Slide Certification by FEMARA (Federacion Mexicana de Actividades Ritmicas y Aerobicas) in 1990, and I have even placed 1st and 2nd in various aerobics competitions!

Andrea Fields, BS

Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor

My Story

Fitness has been an important part of my life for more than 12 years as a trainer, instructor, director and educator. My areas of specialty include: weight loss, disease prevention, pain management/elimination, joint stability, improving functions of daily living, pre/post-natal fitness (normal and high-risk), managing debilitating/chronic/degenerating diseases, and athletic performance. My philosophy is if we feel good and are functioning properly, all aspects of life, work, and family are affected positively. We must take time to care for the body we were given.

Ann Philbert

Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor

My Story

I specialize in training pre- and post-menopausal women, people with physical limitations or deconditioned lifestyles, and those looking for extreme weight loss. I am one of the many Wellness Center success stories – I recently lost 43 pounds and am feeling better than ever! Ask me about my secrets to success!

Education

I am a certified group exercise instructor through the National Exercise Trainers Association and a personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports. I facilitate the Total Control™ program, a women’s incontinence exercise and prevention program. I am also a Strong Woman™ strength instructor- a Tufts University training program. I hold many other certifications such as Yoga, Pilates, Balance, Stability Ball, and kickboxing, as well as two specialty certifications from the Arthritis Foundation in Tai Chi, and Walk with Ease. I am a Living Well with Chronic Conditions facilitator and recently became a certified Wellness Coach.

Tyler Wetenkamp

Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor

My Story

My interest in health and fitness began in high school through athletics and continued into college in the Kinesiology program as well as through my collegiate wrestling career. As a personal trainer and fitness instructor at the HFM Wellness center, my passion for health and fitness continues to grow.

I combine my education and my background in athletics to create a fun and effective way to help individuals reach and eventually surpass their health and fitness goals. I will create programs and routines individualized to meet your needs - for athletics, weight loss, or overall fitness – whatever you have in mind.

My philosophy is that if you are ready to take your health to the next level and come to me with goals in mind, we can achieve those goals through enjoyable and effective training methods. As we work together, you will become your own personal trainer to further your health, through the knowledge from our experience together, your will-power and your body.

Education

I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise and Fitness and I am a Certified Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. Additional certifications include: Group Exercise and NETA Pilates Reformer Certification.

Jan Ross

Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor

My Story

Being physically active has always been an important aspect of my life. I taught physical education in a high school setting for 32 years and coached swimming for 14 years. I also taught physical education classes for students with special needs and constantly adapting my instruction for all students was challenging and rewarding. As an aging adult, health and fitness has become even more important to me. In 2011, when I retired from teaching, I was given the wonderful opportunity to work at the Wellness Center. My areas of expertise include swimming, aquatics exercise and weight training for mature adults.

Education

I received a Bachelor of Science degree from the UW of Lacrosse with a major in physical education and a minor in health and coaching in 1979. I completed my Specially Designed Physical Education degree in 1980 from the UW of Milwaukee. In 1999 I completed my master’s program from Silver Lake College with an emphasis in Special Education. I completed my Group Instructor Training in 2012 and my Personal Training Certification in 2015 thru SCW Fitness. I completed my instructor training for the Arthritis Foundation in 2012. I became an instructor for the Diabetes Foundation in 2016. I also have certification in Lifeguard Training, CPR and have been a licensed first responder since 1997 and an EMT since 2000.

Corinne Knab

E-RYT-500, NETA GEI, NETA PT

My Story

My mission as a yoga teacher is to empower my students to find a place of health and wholeness in their minds, bodies and spirits. My mission as a personal trainer is to inspire my clients to be flexible, strong and healthy at every stage of their life.

Education

I am honored to be a student of some of the finest yoga teachers in our country, including: Baba Hari Dass, whose teachings have inspired thousands of students since the 1970’s; Joseph and Lillian LePage, authors of Mudras for Healing and Transformation and The Yoga Teachers Toolbox; and Elise Browning Miller, author of Yoga for Scoliosis. I am forever indebted to their patient, loving and knowledgeable teachings.

I have received additional yoga training in Meditation, Yoga Nidra and Ayurveda.

I have taught yoga at the Wellness Center since we opened in 2005. In 2011 I decided to expand my duties and studied for and received certification in Mat Pilates, Group Exercise Instruction and Personal Training. In 2016, along with several other trainers, I became certified on the Pilates Reformer. I hold additional certifications in Pro-Active Postural Restructuring, Holistic Fitness and Ayurvedic Health.

While I have travelled thousands of miles on my journey to health and wellness I still have so many miles to go…